Sangani off to meet Tiger Woods
Roshani Sangani had the honour of walking away with the annual HSBC Premier Challenge Trophy after her blazing performance at the HSBC
Overall Winner (A and B) Division, Rohan de Silva receiving his trophy and hospitality package for the HSBC WGC Champions Tournament in China from Patrick Gallagher, CEO for HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives
Premier Golf Championship held at Nuwara Eliya last weekend. She clinched the coveted challenge trophy by becoming the overall champ after her sterling performances at Division ‘C’, Seniors and Ladies categories, which she won with a score of 32 points on a better counter attack.
Rohan de Silva won the Division ‘A’ and ‘B’ titles with a score of 31 points.
A unique feature in this year’s event was the first-ever pre event ‘swing under the stars’, which tested the skills of accuracy of participants with only a ‘driver’, paving the way for a fun and competitive competition of night golf on September 5. Golfers had to swing an LED lit golf ball which illuminated with every stroke, lighting up the atmosphere. This unique competition was much enjoyed by all participants with Amal Cabraal winning the event for control and accuracy of his drive.
After her win at this year’s HSBC Premier Golf Championship,overall champ Sangani stated, “This is a fantastic opportunity for all golf enthusiasts to see up-close their personal favourites, mine being Tiger Woods, Rory Mcllroy and Adam Scott. I look forward to seeing them all play at the HSBC WGC Champions Tournament in China.”
The overall winners were each presented with fully sponsored hospitality packages to witness the HSBC WGC Championship scheduled to take place at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China from November 6 to 9. This year, over 120 HSBC Premier Golfers competed in the annual HSBC Premier Golf Tournament held at the picturesque Nuwara Eliya Golf Club on September 6.
The complete list of winners:
Overall HSBC
Premier Challenge
Trophy winner: Roshini
Sangani
Overall winner (A and B): Rohan de Silva
Overall winner (C, Seniors and Ladies): Roshini Sangani
Overall HSBC Premier Challenge Trophy winner, Roshini Sangani receiving her trophy and hospitality package for the HSBC WGC Champions Tournament in China from Patrick Gallagher, CEO for HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives
Winner Div A: Nirmal Hettiarachchi
Winner Div B: Rohan de Silva
Winner Div C: Dhammika Ranasinghe
Winner seniors: Prasanna Goonetilleke
Winner Ladies: Roshini Sangani (count back)
Runner-up Div A (0-9): Shehan N Ramanayake
Runner-up Div B (10-18): Wenders Shieh (count back)
Runner-up Div C (19-28): Sathies Balasubramaniam
Runner-up Seniors: Ranjith Wirasinha
Runner-up Ladies: Niloo Jayatilleke
Most Accurate Drive on the 18th Hole: Nirmal Hettiarachchi
Closest to the pin on the 17th Hole: Ranjith Wirasinha
Best score on the Par 3s: Dhammika Ranasinghe
Best score on the 6th Hidden Holes (2nd, 6th, 8th, 13th, 14th and 18th): Niloo Jayatilleke